Re: Re: Got new labs and seeking advice

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Fragrance_seen,

You wrote:

> 1. I am now again doubting the bioavailability of the T4 brand I am

> taking.

>

I would suggest changing as few things as possible until you reach a

full dose, probably 150 to 200 mcg. If the brand you are taking is

listed as a " generic " for Synthroid, then it should be matched in

potency. In other words, a 50 mcg dose has the same effect

(bioavailability) as 50 mcg of Synthroid, even though it may actually

contain some other level of the hormone.

Are you taking it as directed, avoiding calcium and iron supplements?

>

> 2. If the dose had been stablized finally, would the antibodies be

> lowered themselves? I ever heard of that, but I am not sure its

> reliability?

The antibodies will most likely not permanently go away until all

thyroid function is gone. In the meantime, they can come and go quite

unpredictably.

Chuck